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5．Britain is facing a sharp rise in its rat population as growing numbers of people leave what they cannot finish of the fast food in the street，an environment group warned．Keep Britain Tidy said the rats were stopping their traditional hunts underground and were running across the streets，invited by burgers，pizzas and crisps left behind by man．"The rat population is on the rise and soon it'll be as common to see a rat on our street as it is to see a dog or a cat，"said group Director，Sue Nelson．The practice of spreading fast food litter and scraps on the street rather than in the dustbin-with young men the worst group-was behind the rise．According to the National Rodent Survey in 2005，Britain's rat population has grown by nearly one quarter since 2000and is now estimated at 60million，two million more than the human population．On average a rat can give birth every 24-28days and just a single pair of rats can produce a family of 2，000a year．Around 200people a year get Weil's Disease-an infection which can lead to liver or kidney（肝肾）failure and eventually death and which is carried in rats'waste．To attract people's attention to the problem，Keep Britain Tidy produced a cinema ad with a title"How close do you want them to get？"The ad gave a shocking image of a young woman sleeping in a bed of rats--reminding people of the terrible scene from James Herbert's classic horror tale The Rats，in which rats begin to hunt for humans．

54．Where did the rats use to search for food？B
A．In the street
B．Under the ground
C．From the dustbins
D．In burger shops
55．What was the rat population in Britain in 2000according to the writer？B
A．Around 60millionB．Around 48million
C．Around 38millionD．Around 2million
56．We may infer from the passage thatC．
A．Weil's Disease will finally end the world
B．pizzas and crisps will become unpopular
C．rats will put human beings'life in danger
D．young people should take the responsibility for the rat population
57．By writing the passage，the author tries toB．
A．close some of the burger and pizza restaurants
B．draw the public attention to the problem of rats
C．prevent the rats from growing up
D．making an advertisement for the classic horror tale The Rats．

分析 本文介绍了英国正在面临一个可怕的事情，老鼠数量的激增，他们的数量甚至已经超过了人类．

解答 54．B．细节理解题．根据Keep Britain Tidy said the rodents（啮齿动物）were stopping their traditional hunts underground and were roaming the streets，tempted by discarded burgers，pizzas and crisps．中的stopping their traditional hunts underground可知老鼠以前的觅食地点．故选B．
55．B．理解判断题．根据Britain's rat population has grown by nearly one quarter since 2000 and is now estimated at 60 million，two million more than the human population．可知英国人口由五千八百万，故选B．
56．C．理解推断题．根据文章结尾部分可知老鼠将威胁人类的生活．而C选项在文章有明确的表达．故选C．
57．B．主旨归纳题．由全文内容可知，介绍了英国正在面临一个可怕的事情，老鼠数量的激增，呼吁人们重视这个问题，故选B．

点评 本篇文章难点在推理判断题上．推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断．这种推理方式比较直接，考生只要弄清事实，即可结合上下文推断出合理的结论．

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